law clerk
noun
: a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis
landed a job as a law clerk at the Supreme Court straight out of law school
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Calvo told the Herald his first full-time job was as a law clerk in the summer of 2022, shortly after graduating from Florida International University College of Law.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Hina lost a physically demanding immunity challenge and voted off law clerk Jason Treul, 32.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Beau moved to Westfield in 2024 to study for the bar exam, and that fall moved to Bloomington to work as a judicial law clerk in the federal Seventh Circuit appeals court.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Jason Treul, 32, Santa Ana, California, law clerk.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Hina lost a physically demanding immunity challenge and voted off law clerk Jason Treul, 32.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Beau moved to Westfield in 2024 to study for the bar exam, and that fall moved to Bloomington to work as a judicial law clerk in the federal Seventh Circuit appeals court.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Jason Treul, 32, Santa Ana, California, law clerk.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for law clerk
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“Law clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20clerk. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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